by composer Paul Leonard-Morgan. Limitless received the award for Best Thriller at the 2011 Scream Awards and was nominated for Best Science Fiction Film at the 2012 Saturn Awards, but lost to Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Limitless has been discussed in academic scholarly debates, notably on human enhancement. TV spin-off Bradley Cooper announced in October 2013 that Leslie Dixon, Scott Kroopf, and he would be executive producers of a television series based on Limitless. On November 3, 2014, CBS announced it would be financing a pilot episode for the Limitless TV series. The pilot continued where the film left off. The main character would be called Brian Finch. The Limitless pilot was directed by Marc Webb, replacing Burger, who had to pull out because of a scheduling conflict with the Showtime drama pilot Billions. Burger is still an executive producer, along with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Heather Kadin. It is based on a script by Elementary executive producer Craig Sweeny. The Limitless pilot was screen-tested on June 1, 2015, with Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter, Hill Harper, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio starring. Limitless officially got a series order in May 2015. The show was announced as a spin-off of the film, before confirming that Bradley Cooper would make regular appearances, reprising his role as Edward Morra. The TV show premiered on CBS on September 22, 2015, with a 1.9 rating. On May 25, 2016, Craig Sweeny announced the series had been cancelled after one season. See also Flowers for Algernon, 1959 short story and 1966 novel Charly, 1968 film based on "Flowers for Algernon" Intellectual giftedness Lucy, 2014 film about a similar nootropic drug, CPH4 Phenomenon, 1996 film The Lawnmower Man, 1992 film The Power, 1968 film Posthuman Transhumanist stories in television and film "Understand", 1991 novelette by Ted Chiang, nominated for the 1992 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and winner of the 1992 Asimov's Reader Poll. References External links A 'Limitless' memory? It may not be a good thing at MSNBC Pseudo Web site about NZT as if it was a real product 2011 films American science fiction thriller films 2010s science fiction thriller films Films about drugs Films set in New York City Films directed by Neil Burger Films scored by Paul Leonard-Morgan Films shot in New York City Films about psychic powers Relativity Media films Rogue (company) films Films about writers Films adapted into